Person A gets kidnapped by some people, and Person B has to find them somehow.
Option 1.) They find Person A dead.
Option 2.) They find Person A alive, but is horribly injured mentally and psychologically. Person B is hurt seeing Person A in such a state; flinching away from people, jumping at sudden noises or movement, afraid of being alone.
Option 3.) They never find Person A.
OH SHIT UMM…
NONE OF MY SHIPS HAVE REACHED THE LEVEL OF ME BEING OKAY WITH INCLUDING ANGST IN THEM
Then you’re not shipping right
@angstprompts EXCUSE ME. You are missing several extra-angsty options here!
Option 4) They find Person A alive, barely, but begging for death. Person B is forced to put them out of their misery.
Option 5) They find Person A alive, but A dies in the escape attempt.
Option 6) They find Person A alive, but Person B is mortally wounded during the rescue. Person A has to come to terms with the fact that Person B died to save them.
Option 7) They find Person A alive. It was a trap. Now Person A and Person B are both kidnapped.
Tagging @princessvicky01 because reasons 😉
@mistralrunner pointed out I missed the Orpheus story:
Option 8) They’re allowed to leave together, but only under certain conditions. Person A violates the conditions and loses Person B a second time.
I was also reminded of a few more…
Option 9) Person A offers themself in Person B’s placeOption 10) Person B has been brainwashed and doesn’t want to leave
Okay I may be a heartless monster but you need to calm down there buddy
okay but combine 10 and 7 for:
11. Person B finds person A but it was a trap and person A has been brainwashed. They kill person B.12. It was a trap to catch person B, person A’s memories are erased and they are thrown back into the world with only their disembodied guilt and a nagging sense of loss.
13. Person A is alive, and survives the escape, but dies the moment they enter the medical area to be patched up. Persion A can not be revived, and Person B has to live with the idea that they were thiiiiis close to surviving and being together again